Genesis of the jet : Frank Whittle and the invention of the jet engine
Golley, John2004
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This is the story of a genius throttled by British government bureaucracy. On 12 April 1937 Whittle became the first person to successfully start and run a turbojet engine, yet his company was nationalised and he was banned from engine production.
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Imprint:
Shrewsbury : Airlife, 1996.
Collation:
332 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9781853108600 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
682526